Virginia Middle School Computer Science Elective

Lessons

1. Intro to Computer Science and Tracy's World

1. 1.1 Computer Science Careers

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 1.2 Intro to Python with Tracy the Turtle

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 1.3 Tracy's Grid World

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8. Description
9. Objective

2. Moving Tracy Efficiently

1. 2.1 Turning Tracy

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 2.2 For Loops

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 2.3 Turning Tracy Using Angles

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8. Description
9. Objective

3. Designing and Communicating Solutions

1. 3.1 Comments

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 3.2 Naming Guidelines

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 3.3 Functions

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8. Description
9. Objective

10. 3.4 Artistic Effects

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11. Description
12. Objective

13. 3.5 Top Down Design

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14. Description
15. Objective

4. Computer History and Controlling Tracy with Variables

1. 4.1 History of Computers

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 4.2 Variables

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 4.3 User Input

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8. Description
9. Objective

10. 4.4 Parameters

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11. Description
12. Objective

13. 4.5 Adding Text

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14. Description
15. Objective

16. 4.6 Using i in For Loops

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17. Description
18. Objective

19. 4.7 Extended Loop Control

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20. Description
21. Objective

5. Making Decisions

1. 5.1 If Statements

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 5.2 If/ Else Statements

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 5.3 While Loops

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8. Description
9. Objective

6. Tracy Challenges

1. 6.1 Putting Together Control Structures

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 6.2 Intro to Programming with Turtle Graphics Quiz

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. Supplemental Challenges

1. 7.1 Advanced Challenges with Tracy

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2. Description
3. Objective

8. Categorizing Triangles

1. 8.1 Calculating Area

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2. Description
3. Objective

4. 8.2 Categorizing Triangles with a Static Base Value

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5. Description
6. Objective

7. 8.3 Categorizing Triangles with a Varied Base Value

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8. Description
9. Objective

9. Abstraction

1. 9.1 Abstraction

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2. Description
3. Objective

10. History of Computers Original Material

1. 10.1 History of Computers

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2. Description
3. Objective

11. New Material (2020-2021)

1. 11.1 History of Computers

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2. Description
3. Objective